By Francis Sunil Rosario Kolkata: BRBC stands for ‘Bengal Regional Bishops’ Council. It consists of eight ecclesiastical provinces in West Bengal and Sikkim. The Archdiocese of Calcutta is the Metropolitan Archdiocese having seven suffragan dioceses. They are Asansol, Bagdorgra, Baruipur, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Krishnagar and Raiganj. The Catholic population in BengalContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Kolkata: On February 21, the grief-stricken relatives of a stillborn child contacted the priest in charge of a parish under Baruipur diocese and requested him to conduct the funeral rites a stillborn child. They were shocked when the priest declined, saying he would neither bless the childContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: Lent is a time for prayer, penance and almsgiving. In short, the period exhorts us to reach out to others in need, or to live serving others. In the Gospel of St Luke (vv38) Jesus assures us, ‘Give, and it will be given to you. AContinue Reading
By Prashant Bhaware Yavatmal: I studied in a boarding school. Every day, two hours of the evening were scheduled for outdoor games. Before we could begin playing, our sports teacher would instruct us to run two rounds of the playground as warm up. A few of us, including myself, wereContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: It is Lent once again: a very Special Season for Christians throughout the world. It is a time for repentance and renewal; to rekindle our initial fervor and the intense practice of our baptismal promises. What we do in these forty days will hopefully extend intoContinue Reading
By Bishop George Pallipparambil Miao: Introduction Leader: Human migration from place to place has been a life reality from the early history of human beings. Majority of the people who live in some parts of the world and claim it to be their homeland also will realize that their ancestorsContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: Quite frankly, I must admit that I don’t like the title! How can love be bracketed with dark secrets? It should not, but so often is; hence this attempt to remove the dark secrets and bring love out into the sunshine. Let me begin with the storyContinue Reading
By M. D. Thomas New Delhi: February 1-7 is observed globally as the “World Interfaith Harmony Week.” The United Nations on October 20, 2010, called for this observance in response to the proposal of King Abdullah of Jordon in the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2010. The backdrop ofContinue Reading
By Ittoop Panikulam Mumbai: An article on January 10 by Shoaib Baniyal in ‘Scroll.in’ had a question: “Why does poor West Bengal have healthier children than rich Gujarat I suppose the answer is, Gujarat has money, but not Gujarat’s poor children. Am I right, Shoaib? What does our future cryContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: “You give them something to eat” (Mt 14:13-21). The command of Jesus to reach out to those in need is echoes in our hearts today when we come across the poor, the hungry, the sick, the abandoned, ostracized in society. Like the disciples most of usContinue Reading